Current Code Interpretations

The State Fire Marshal's Office established the Code Interpretations Committee (CIC) in November 2001, to research requests for code interpretations. The CIC meets once a month to review and discuss each code interpretation request, then pass their recommendations on to the Division Chiefs for final endorsement and approval. Once approved, the request is posted on the SFM website. Code interpretations rendered for Title 24 are valid for the code year edition identified in the code interpretation. Code interpretations rendered for Title 19 are not code edition specific.

Code Interpretation Application

Code Interpretation Application Instructions

Interpretation#	Topic	Date Issued
16-006	Permit for repairs of automatic fire-extinguishing systems	September 15, 2016
16-005	Private Development (campus) Fire Pump	September 1, 2016
16-004	Elevator Car Requirements for Ambulance Stretchers	September 1, 2016
16-003	Aboveground Petroleum Tanks	September 1, 2016
16-002	Delayed Egress in R-3.1 Occupancies	March 24, 2016
16-001	I-3 Occupancies General Questions	February 9, 2016
14-013	High Rise Water Supply	February 9, 2016 (Revised)

Code interpretations rendered for Title 24 are valid for the code year edition identified in the code interpretation. Code interpretations rendered for Title 19 are not code edition specific.

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